FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | TOP |
| Lat/Long: | 39-04-07.2000N / 095-37-21.0000W 39-04.120000N / 095-37.350000W 39.0686667 / -95.6225000 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 881.3 ft. / 268.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05E (2000) |
| From city: | 3 miles NE of TOPEKA, KS |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 66616 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | KANSAS CITY |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | KANSAS CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | WICHITA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | TOP (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0600-2200 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1681.3 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN. WHEN ATCT CLSD MIRL RYS 04/22 & 18/36 & HIRL RY 13/31 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT MALSR RY 13; VASI RYS 18 & 31 & REIL RYS 18 & 31 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 118.7 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| WX ASOS: | 121.275 (785-234-1591) |
| TOPEKA GROUND: | 121.9 [0700-1900] |
| TOPEKA TOWER: | 118.7 257.8 [0700-1900] |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 121.9 |
| WX ASOS at FOE (7 nm S): | PHONE 785-862-8258 |
| WX ASOS at LWC (19 nm E): | 121.225 (785-749-1309) |
- MULTICOM - 121.900.
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY KANSAS CITY ARTCC ON FREQS 123.8/343.7 (TOPEKA RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| TOPr215/5.3 | | TOPEKA VORTAC | | 117.80 | | 05E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| BILOY | | 131/4.3 | | 521 | | 05E | | TO | - --- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 5099 x 100 ft. / 1554 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 50.0 | | Double wheel: | 72.0 | | Double tandem: | 110.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 39-04.487250N | | 39-03.900235N |
| Longitude: | 095-37.622750W | | 095-36.852052W |
| Elevation: | 879.7 ft. | | 875.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 129 magnetic, 134 true | | 309 magnetic, 314 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
| Obstructions: | 41 ft. tree, 1482 ft. from runway, 651 ft. right of centerline, 31:1 slope to clear | | 31 ft. tree, 286 ft. from runway, 306 ft. right of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear |
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 4331 x 75 ft. / 1320 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 60.0 | | Double wheel: | 80.0 | | Double tandem: | 96.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 39-04.410200N | | 39-03.697008N |
| Longitude: | 095-37.452968W | | 095-37.479747W |
| Elevation: | 879.8 ft. | | 880.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 177 magnetic, 182 true | | 357 magnetic, 002 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 78 ft. trees, 2895 ft. from runway, 34:1 slope to clear | | 71 ft. trees, 1094 ft. from runway, 465 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear |
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 3001 x 100 ft. / 915 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 39-03.925933N | | 39-04.249545N |
| Longitude: | 095-37.610270W | | 095-37.130807W |
| Elevation: | 878.0 ft. | | 879.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 044 magnetic, 049 true | | 224 magnetic, 229 true |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 93 ft. tree, 2748 ft. from runway, 72 ft. left of centerline, 27:1 slope to clear | | 37 ft. tree, 1211 ft. from runway, 347 ft. right of centerline, 27:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | METRO. TOPEKA ARPT AUTH. FORBES FIELD, B-19053 TOPEKA, KS 66619 Phone 785-862-2362 |
| Manager: | ERIC M. JOHNSON FORBES FIELD, PO BOX 19053 TOPEKA, KS 66619 Phone 785-862-2362 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 70 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 61 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 157/day * | | 55% | transient general aviation | | 37% | local general aviation | | 6% | military | | 3% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 August 2010 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | APU - 12/24 VOLT. |
| - | LARGE & SMALL MIGRATORY BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | ULTRALIGHT ACTVTY ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | ULTRALIGHTS MUST MAINTAIN RDO CONTACT AT ALL TIMES. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 13 | |
download (316KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download (208KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (254KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (241KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 | |
download (229KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (259KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (213KB) |
| LOC BC RWY 31 | |
download (227KB) |
| VOR RWY 22 | |
download (207KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (22KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (147KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFOE - Forbes Field Airport (7 nm S)
KLWC - Lawrence Municipal Airport (19 nm E)
K34 - Gardner Municipal Airport (35 nm SE)
KOWI - Ottawa Municipal Airport (36 nm SE)
K59 - Amelia Earhart Airport (36 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 02-Sep-2007
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| Sectional chart |
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:06 | | 11:06 |
| Sunrise | | 06:35 | | 11:35 |
| Sunset | | 20:20 | | 01:20 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:48 | | 01:48 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 07:54:44 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Aug-2013 02:54:44 |
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| METAR |
| KTOP | 130653Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/19 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP168 T02110189
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KFOE 8nm S | 130653Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 20/18 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP169 T02000183
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KLWC 19nm E | 130652Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM FEW034 20/18 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP166 T02000183
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| TAF |
| KTOP | 130520Z 1306/1406 VRB04KT P6SM SCT025 FM130800 04002KT 4SM BR SCT250 FM131400 05007KT P6SM BKN250
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KFOE 8nm S | 130520Z 1306/1406 VRB04KT P6SM SCT025 FM130800 04003KT 4SM BR SCT250 FM131400 05008KT P6SM BKN250
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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